December 20, 2007 – Emdeon Business Services said today it acquired IXT Solutions, maker of patient billing and payment solutions, adding the online patient billing system eCashiering return mail management and lockbox services to Emdeon’s existing suite of patient billing and payment solutions.

These new services extend Emdeon’s leadership position in provider revenue cycle solutions. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

December 20, 2007 - Greenway Medical Technologies Inc. announced this week the 600th installation of its electronic healthcare record (EHR) solution PrimeSuite at Acadiana Women’s Health Group, APMC, a 12-provider OB/GYN group in Lafayette, LA.

December 20, 2007 - The multi-stakeholder nonprofit eHealth Initiative (eHI) yesterday released the results of its 2007 fourth annual survey of health information exchange at the state, regional and community levels, taking stock of 130 community-based efforts designed to improve health and healthcare through the mobilization of health information electronically.

December 20, 2007 – The University of Rochester, Department of Imaging Sciences, is presenting its second 2nd Annual Women’s Imaging Conference in San Antonio, TX, at the Westin La Cantera Resort, Feb. 3 to Feb. 6, 2008, focusing on digital mammography, breast MR, ultrasound and transitioning to a digital environment.
Also on the agenda is the discussion of advances in new technologies, including cone beam CT, tomosynthesis and MR screening for high-risk patients. Other areas of women’s imaging, such as cardiovascular, osteoporosis and thyroid will be included.

December 20, 2007 – Tower Semiconductor Ltd. and CMT Medical Technologies Ltd. announced a partnership to develop and market X-ray detectors for medical applications, intended for radiography/fluoroscopy, cardiology, angiography, mammography and similar large-size X-ray modalities.
The detectors use CMOS image sensor technology, reportedly providing significantly better performance (speed, resolution, power consumption and sensitivity) and a lower cost, due to higher yields and system on chip capabilities.

December 20, 2007 - Zonare Medical Systems has been ranked Best in KLAS as the top hand carried ultrasound (HCU) vendor in the KLAS Top 20: Year-End Report published this week.

December 20, 2007 - Researchers from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed a new set of modeling tools that could enable safer, more accurate and more effective radiation therapy and nuclear medicine imaging procedures for pregnant women.

December 20, 2007 - Nuance Communications Inc. announced that six Dictaphone solutions were included in the 2007 Year-End Top 20 Best in KLAS Report, including PowerScribe and RadWhere for radiology applications and Dragon NaturallySpeaking Medical, used to document care directly into an EMR.

Nuance’s EXSpeech and EXText are listed as leading transcription and back-end speech recognition solutions while the EXVoice is marked as a leading dictation solution.

Stellate’s Vita ICU Neurological Monitoring System features continuous EEG monitoring to facilitate early identification of potential neurological abnormalities and to enable treatment before irreparable damage occurs.

December 19, 2007 - InSightec Ltd. announced that the FDA has approved an investigational device exemptions (IDE) application that allows the company to launch a Phase 3 pivotal study to determine if its ExAblate incisionless surgery system can safely and effectively reduce the pain associated with bone metastases in patients who have failed to respond to radiation therapy.

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